The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations
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Book Overview
The New Penguin Dictionary of Modern Quotations contains over 8,000 quotations from 1914 to the present. As much a companion to the modern age as it is an entertaining and useful reference tool, it takes the reader on a tour of the wit and wisdom of the great and the good, from Margot Asquith to Monica Lewinsky, from George V to Boutros Boutros-Galli and Jonathan Aitken to Frank Zappa.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0141011823
ISBN13:9780141011820
Release Date:April 2004
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:709 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"
Customer Reviews
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Wonderful
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This book replaces completeness with something better-- quality. Keyword and thematic indexes. A couple of sentences giving background for each person and, if necessary, the circumstances of the quote. This is the thing to pick up if you're interested in quotes that are a little hipper than Barlett's I've-heard-that-a-million-times quotes. Great fun to browse, e.g.: "I think it pisses God off it you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it"--Alice Walker
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